Coronary Artery Disease: Why We should Consider the Y Chromosome

Should we consider off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting in patients with acute coronary syndrome?

A best evidence topic in cardiac surgery was written according to a structured protocol. The question addressed was whether off-pump coronary artery bypass (OPCAB) grafting should be considered as an alternative to the conventional on-pump surgery (ONCAB) in patients presenting with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) requiring emergency revascularization. Eighty-two papers were identified by a syste...

Should we consider off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting in patients undergoing coronary endarterectomy?

A best evidence topic in cardiac surgery was written according to a structured protocol. The question addressed was whether off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting with coronary endarterectomy (OPCAB-CE) is a safe and feasible method of myocardial revascularization in patients presenting with diffuse coronary artery disease. Seventy-one papers were identified by a systematic search, of which n...

Should We Consider another Booster Dose of Measles Vaccine?

Background: To date, 36 years has passed since the beginning of measles vaccination; the disease is still circulating around the world, threatening lives of human beings especially in developing countries.  In recent years, we have confronted measles in previously vaccinated adults from all over the country. Objective: To find out if there is a need for changing our routine measles vaccination ...

Erythema nodosum :what should we consider about it?

Why should we study the coronary microcirculation?

THE QUESTION we are posing to the readers is why should we study the microcirculation of the heart. First, let us define who are “we.” In this issue of the American Journal of Physiology: Heart and Circulatory Physiology, a collection of papers are included as part of a Special Call on “Emerging Concepts in the Control of the Coronary Microcirculation.” It is obvious why the coronary microcircu...